Tour de France in the Media

Tour de France is here again, and its time for the media to go all out covering the spectacle. Its also that time of year when many people are inspired to take up cycling and retailers such as Planet Cycling see a huge uplift in sales as well as chatter on their new media channels.

Five times Green Tour of the Tour in the last five years, Slovak Peter Sagan targets a sixth. For him, it became routine.

When he is told of pressure, he asks, “Do you think I look nervous?”When someone asks him if it is special to start in Germany in a German team, He astonished himself: “It’s good for the sponsor. The rest … Here the roads are the same as in Italy or France. You suffer in the same way. ”

“I will do my best to win the green jersey this year, and then again next year”
Like every year, it will target the green jersey, which it holds without interruption since 2012, and stage victories (it is with 7 successes). What to weary it? “I will do my best to win the green jersey this year, and then again next year.Afterwards, I’ll be fed up … ” He gets fed up. “No, seriously, it’s hard. You have to fight from the first to the last day and it takes a lot of concentration. It’s hard, but it’s not at all boring. Then I’ll help Rafal Majka for the overall standings , “he adds. Finally, it will depend on my legs … ”

When it is finally Majka’s turn to answer the question of a journalist, Sagan immediately takes the spotlight. “But why do not you tell them that you’re in the best condition of your life and that you’re going to blow them all up?” Hewhispers to the Polish … The time to slip a compliment to his address Big brother, Juraj, who will play his first Tour de France, and the ten minutes of the Sagan show are coming to an end. And the record of Zabel (6 Green Jerseys), by the way? “I’m my own way ,” he swears. ” I only care about my career. The most important thing is to have fun. And we’re going to have fun … ” And the ten minutes of the Sagan show are coming to an end. And the record of Zabel (6 Green Jerseys), by the way? “I’m my own way ,” he swears. ” I only care about my career. The most important thing is to have fun. And we’re going to have fun … “And the ten minutes of the Sagan show are coming to an end. And the record of Zabel (6 Green Jerseys), by the way? “I’m my own way ,” he swears. ” I only care about my career. The most important thing is to have fun. And we’re going to have fun … “